Recording Sounds

You can add voice narration or sound in a slide show when you are either creating a slide show for individuals who can't attend a presentation or archiving a meeting for presenters to review later and hear comments made during the presentation. If you want to add voice narration or sound to a slide, you can record a sound clip directly into PowerPoint. Before you can record sounds, you need a microphone, sound card, and speakers installed on your computer.

Record a Sound on a Slide

Click the Insert tab.

Click the Sound button arrow, and then click Record Sound.

Type a name for the sound.

Click the Record button (red dot).

Click the Stop button when you are finished.

Click OK.

A sound icon appears on the slide.

Did You Know?

You can delete a sound. Click the sound icon or CD icon, and then press Delete.

You can turn off sound narration. Click the Slide Show tab, click the Set Up Slide Show button, select the Show without narration check box, and then click OK.